Army Looks to Improve Environmental Doctrine in Military Ops

By Suzanne Yohannan / May 4, 2004 at 5:00 AM
Defense Environment Alert -- An Army environmental training specialist says ongoing deployments in support of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are providing the service with valuable lessons learned on how well environmental consequences are considered in military operations. In response, the Army is in the process of rewriting its field manual for environmental considerations in military operations in order to make improvements. The bottom line is, "we're not standing still on this," Robert Chartier said in an interview with Defense...

Not a subscriber? Sign up for 30 days free access to exclusive, behind-the-scenes reporting on defense policy and procurement.

Log in to access this content.